Child&#39;s blanket



C. A. NEIL CHILD BLANKET Filed Aug. 2, 1937 E my M4 M m m a March 19, 1940.

' flTTOR/YEX Patented Mar. 19, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3Claims.

This invention relates to a novel, useful and original manner of constructing and of holding, and automatically controlling, as well as localizing, the shape and form in a child blanket.

' v My blanket provides for the comfort and safety 'of the child by reason of the blankets localized and controlled fullness, whereby spacev is provided where desired, this space enabling the child to move about the necessary amount, and still restraining the childsufliciently so that he will remain covered.

" My blanket further provides a novel means of taking the principal strains off of the blanket itself, and transferring these strains to the hold- 'ing means, and at the same time avoiding any undue restraint on the child while it may be exercising or moving about.

Still another object is to provide ablanket in which a spe'cial controlled fullness is provided over the'feet of the occupant, this fullness being both transverse and longitudinal, and acting as a pocket for the feet of the child when they are resting in the blanket, thus insuring warmth and at the same time providing extra room for movement of the feet and body without exposing the occupant. v v x A further object is to provide a blanket in which a stop is provided for the occupants feet, thus making it difficult to slide the feet downwardly, and therefore preventing the occupant from slipping down in the blanket, thisavoids having the occupant restrained by his neck as in blankets heretofore in use, as well as preventing the feet from slipping out from under the covers.

Another feature of my invention is to provide a blanket, the upper end of which is slidably mounted on the fastening means, so that the child in moving on the bed, can slide the upper end of the blanket back and forth, and without any undue strain on his neck or head.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying thereto along the upper edge as indicated at 3.

A pair of tapes, 4, 5, are stitched to the cover piece Linwardly of the side edges thereof, and

these tapes extend longitudinally of the covering piece. The tapes 4, 5, are formed of anysuitable inelastic material, or a stitched seam may i also be used. I

The tapes 4, 5, do not extend the entire length of the blanket and I prefer that the upper ends ofthese tapes shall extend somewhat over the lower edge of the under or shoulder piece 2.

The cover is gathered inwardly and the stitching 5 then extends through both the top covering and the under sections of the blanket, there- I by providing a permanent chest fullness, shown li at' l. Adjacent the lower end of the blanket, I provide a transverse foot cord or tape 8. This cord is attached to the tapes 4, 5, respectively,and passes through eyelets 9 in the blanket, thereby providing a foot fullness or pocket 10. Thiskgo pocket is further accentuated due to the fact that the cord 8 draws the blanket inwardly and'upwardly at the lower end, providing a fold as shown at H. The loops l2 and i3 are fixedly attached adjacent the upper ends of the tapes 4, 5, respectively.

Fastening tapes l4, iii, are tied at one end to the loops l2, l3, respectively, and at the other endsto the corner posts of the crib, or the like. Loops l6, ll, are fixedly attached to the lower ends of the tapes 4, 5, respectively, and fastening tapes, l8, l9, are tied to the said loops and to the lower corner posts of the crib. The fastenin tapes are drawn tightly inopposite directions so that a longitudinal strain is imparted to the tapes 4 and 5, all of the strain, however, is carried in these tapes and not in the blanket top I.

The fastening tapes l4, 15, extend through eyelets 20, 2|, respectively, adjacent the upper end of the blanket, thus it will be evident that the 0 portion of the blanket from the upper edge there of'to the fastening loops l2 and I3, can slide longitudinally along the fastening tapes, thus permitting the child considerable latitudefand without causing any pressure or strain on the neck hr head of the child. g

It will be also evident from the foregoing description that chest fullness and foot fullness are fixedly created in the blanket top, and these full-v ness'es are maintained, even though the fasten- 60 ing tapes are tightly drawn in opposite directions.

The-neck flap 22 is held in closed position by buttoning the same on the button 23. An' elastic' 24 in theflap 22 holds this flap in yieldable contact around the neck of the child and this elastic will also permit the flap to yield under strain, as a protection against the neck or head of the child.

When the blanket is attached to the crib by means of the four fastening tapes, the child will be confined by the side tapes, 4, 5; by the foot cord or tape 8 at the bottom end; by the shoulder or under piece 2 at the top. The chest fullness l and the foot fullness ID will permit ample room for the child to turn or to kick as desired, and

as necessary,

When the blanket is in position on the child, with the fastening tapes attached to the loops l2, and threaded through the eyelets 20 and 2|, an area is provided in the blanket between the elements i2 and 2D, and on each side of the blanket, which can be drawn inwardly by the child, to create fullness for the hands and arms. The purpose of this arrangement is to enable the child to place his hands close to the head, which is a usual position with some children while sleeping,

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a child's sleeping blanket, an upper covering portion said covering portion having a neck opening adjacent the upper edge thereof, a lower shoulder portion, and an arrangement of flexible elements on each side of the covering portion, said elements being attached to the covering portion, and at a point inwardly from the sides thereof, fastening means attached to the upper and lower ends of the flexible elements, said fastening means extending beyond the head and foot end of the blanket, and adapted for attachment to the head and foot of the crib, said covering portion and shoulder portion being fixedly connected adjacent the outer edges thereof, and a chest fullness being provided in the covering portion, and a foot cord fixedly attached at the ends thereof, to the flexible elements, said foot cord being shorter than the distance between the flexible elements said foot cord being positioned adjacent the lower end of the blanket, and said covering portion having an eyelet therein through which the foot cord extends, said eyelet being arranged between the attachment points of the foot cord to the flexible elements.

2. In a child sleeping blanket, an upper covering portion and a lower shoulder portion said covering portion having a neck opening adjacent the upper edge thereof, an arrangement of flexible inelastic elements at each side of the covering portion, said elements being fixedly attached to the covering portion, at a point inwardly from the side edges thereof, and at a distance from the head end thereof, fastening means tied to the upper end and lower ends of the flexible elements, said fastening means extending upwardly and downwardly beyond the head and foot of the blanket and adapted for attachment to the head and foot of the crib, and a foot cord fixedly attached at the ends thereof, to the lower end of the flexible elements, said foot cord being shorter than the distance between the flexible elements the foot end of the covering portion having eyelets therein, through which said foot cord extends. said eyelet being arranged between the attachment points of the foot cord to the flexible elements.

3. In a childs sleeping blanket, an upper covering portion and a lower shoulder portion said covering portion having a neck opening adjacent the upper edge thereof, an arrangement of flexible inelastic elements at each side of the covering portion, said elements being fixedly attached to l the covering portion, at a point inwardly from the side edges thereof, and at a distance from the head end thereof, fastening means tied to the upper end and lower ends of the flexible elements, said fastening means extending upwardly and downwardly beyond the head and foot of the blanket and adapted for attachment to the head and foot of the crib and a foot cord fixedly attached at the ends thereof, to the lower end of the flexible elements, said foot cord being shorter than the distance between the flexible elements the head end of the covering portion having eyelets-formed-therein, the fastening means extending beyond the head end of the blanket, extending through each of the eyelets, the foot end of the covering portion having eyelets therein, through which said foot cord extends, said eyelet being arranged between the attachment points of the foot cord to the flexible elements.

CLIFFORD A. NEIL. 

